By Omar Wally
Assistant Superintendent Foday Conta, spokesperson for Gambia Police Force, has told The Fatu Network, that the Police are yet to Issue permit to Occupy Westfiled organizers, to hold a demonstration they planning for Sunday.
A group of young people launched social media campaign with #OCCUPYWESTFIELD hashtag calling on people to gather at Westfiled on Sunday, November 5, to protest against water and electricity shortages that the country has been grappling with.
“We invited the organizers to the Police Headquarters in Banjul, to be screened which is a normal procedure for those who write to request for a permit to hold an event.”
The procedure is meant to find out if that person is qualified to go ahead with that event and to put in to consideration the security aspect whether it will not jeopardize the security of the country, said Conta.
“As we speak , we are screening and accessing the organizers of the event that is level we are at now”.
